You slip into a different mode where everything works in slow motion. Walk around any branch of Tesco Lotus in Thailand and you will see what I mean! Adjust expectations of water intake versus pissing, and how much you intend to get done, and the rest is an experience to be enjoyed albeit never to b...

Which works out as: Screenshot_20190630-000308_Photos.jpg Wow, beaten by a degree! This was the mid afternoon temp in the cane-fields of Savannakhet, Laos. Made worse by the fact we were out in it, working in it and trying to remember to stay hydrated. You know when it is hot, as the locals put on ...

I saw Renault 12 or Saab 99.

Haul from last few days.

Please stop looking at Jaguar XJ40s. They will frustrate the living hell out of you. Any XJ40 that doesn’t FTP will be a sorted one, and they also FTP. Sorted ones cost the money that we all shout OVERPRICED at in ads because only the top 10% work when you want them to. They are the ones with the ne...

If you are footing your own bills for an abode, I suggest something economical, reliable and not too expensive to insure with on-street parking. When council tax, leccy bills, water bills and rent vacuums up the income, cars become the luxury they really are. Drop the XJ40 plans as they will cost yo...

It may be a bit nose heavy too and detract from the pleasurable chuckability. They did put the 3.0 in the 406. Ever driven one of these?

Is that a 1.6? I had a red one while my car was annexed by boss’ boss as he had stuffed his 7 series and organized a loan car for me. That car and I had the most fun blasting along fenland B roads - it felt so much sweeter than my 1.9. Daren’t drive one today as maybe the passage of time will show i...

They are annoyingly competent. I bimbled around in one after the snow melted in Canada and found it annoyingly painless, economical, easy to drive, comfy and had everything it needed and nothing more. It is like a midnight Tescos shopping when they keep the self check-out open. Not something that yo...